This Thanksgiving soup has but 65 calories per serving. IN A LARGE SAUCEPAN, heat the oil over a low fire. Add the vegetables (including the fresh pumpkin, but not the canned), thyme and bay leaf. Reduce the heat, cover, and let cook gently for 8 minutes. Stir occasionally to keep the vegetables from browning. Add the broth and the pumpkin, if using canned; bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, for either 20 minutes (fresh pumpkin) or 10 minutes (canned pumpkin). Puree mixture in batches in a blender. Pour pureed soup through a fine strainer back into saucepan and return to boil. If it seems too thick, thin with a little hot broth or water. (Can be made to this point up to 2 days in advance and refrigerated, loosely covered. ) Before serving, reheat soup to boiling. Pour back into the blender and add the cottage cheese and powdered milk. Blend 20 seconds. Taste for seasoning. Ladle the soup into 4 heated soup bowls; sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the minced fine herbs over each. Serve immediately. 
|
| 